HARBAUGHS MAY BE A BAND OF BROTHERS, BUT THEY’RE NOT THE MARX BROTHERS

Well, not really. Father Jack, a college coach, never has worked in the NFL. But if he had, his hyper-focused offspring probably would have been oblivious to it.

Actually, this is what I expected and what everybody should have expected. John and Jim were not going to get together and spill family secrets and go Rodney Dangerfield. What they do is coach and they’re here to win a football game.

When John was asked if as the older brother he wants to protect Jim, it was almost laughable.

“No, not at all,” John said. “I suspect he feels the same way. It’s all about the teams. We are fiercely loyal, there’s no doubt. We all say that. Not just of one another and we always have been. We will continue to be fiercely loyal and protective of one another, but also of our teams.

“Jim had mentioned earlier in the week, he talked about the band of brotherhood, the brothers that will take the field. St. Crispin’s Day speech (from “Henry V”). He’s got it memorized; it’s unbelievable. It’s brilliant. That’s true. The band of brothers will be the brothers on the sideline. It will be the Ravens’ sideline, it will be the 49ers’ sideline. That will be the band of brothers in this competition.”

They were asked about their “commonalities and differences in philosophies.”

Jim: “Philosophical commonalities? I would be hard-pressed to spell philosophical right now.”

John: “I know I can’t spell commonalities.”

Win or lose Sunday, will there be a bear hug instead of a handshake?

John: “I’ve given absolutely no consideration to the postgame handshake or bear hug or anything else. “I haven’t thought about that for one second. Have you, Jim?”